'I am a captain not a groundsman' - Inzamam

only two subjects were ever going to be talked about at Inzamam-ul-Haq's post-match press conference - the pitch and the weather.

Off-side slaughter

How Virender Sehwag flayed the bowlers to all parts en route to his double-century

'Shoaib hasn't lived up to expectations' - Sehwag

On a day when he bulldozed past several batting records, Virender Sehwag has said that Shoaib Akthar, Pakistan's strike bowler, "hasn't lived up to expectations"

PCB clarifies its scheduling

Karachi - and not Lahore - was originally scheduled to host the first Test against India, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board

Sophisticated slogging

India scorched the cold turf to the tune of 258 runs in 47 overs

Woolmer frustrated at lack of play

Bob Woolmer has given his full backing to Shoaib Malik in his role as opener and asked the media to end speculation about Pakistan's opening combination

Courage after the disaster

A refreshingly positive response from Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid was the only saving grace on another day when India's bowling came from the Chamber of Horrors

Afridi just playing his 'natural game'

If not for a wet cricket ball, Test cricket might have witnessed a stunning first

The big game hunter

Sehwag has rarely let India down on the big occasion. The fact that he makes for such compelling viewing is merely a bonus

An A-plus performance

How Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal bludgeoned the Indian attack into submission

A suspension of disbelief

Sometimes on days that defy comprehension, you can only look to statistics to help you begin to understand what actually passed

Boundary avalanches and scoring rates

A new record at Lahore

Sehwag sizzles on rain-curtailed day

Overcast skies and a slight drizzle forced the start of the third day's play to be delayed at Lahore

Sehwag and Dravid pummel Pakistan

Records continued to tumble at the Gaddafi Stadium as Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid led an emphatic Indian response to a mountain of a total on a start-stop fourth day of the first Test at Lahore

Match ends in high-scoring draw

Rain and gloom ensured that just 14 balls were possible on the final day at Lahore as the curtains came down on a record-filled Test

Runs, runs, runs...

It's not often that a fantastic 199 is overshadowed but three other stupendous hundreds made it a day of revelry for the Pakistan batsmen, amassing a mammoth 679 for 7 declared

Younis and Yousuf lead Lahore leather-hunt

An inspired 90 from Younis Khan, India's tormentor in the previous series back home, and two contrasting knocks from Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf put Pakistan in a dominant position on the first day of the series at Lahore

The fall guys

Rahul Dravid's bold decision to take up a job that he has been wary of in the past surely had a lot to do with putting the team first and leading by example

'It's hard to match Veeru'

Rahul Dravid has admitted that he had decided to open the batting "the night before the game"

The off-side king

Younis Khan peppered the off side with plenty of boundaries en route to his unbeaten 147

Bludgeoning a blunt attack

On a pitch that could best be described as comatose, Younis Khan played the dazzling lead, reprising Virender Sehwag's effort of 22 months ago

'We would have loved to bat on that wicket'

Greg Chappell has said that "experience and knowledge of the conditions" had been one of the reasons for picking Sourav Ganguly for the first Test of the series at Lahore

'It was just our day' - Younis

As the Indians look back at the first day's play at Lahore they may have to demystify the Y of it, with Younis Khan's triumphant century and Mohammad Yousuf's classy 90 putting them well and truly on the back foot

Bravery or folly?

Brave gamble or foolhardy risk? Or a decision imposed on the team management?

'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

Inzamam denies going on the defensive at Lahore

Pitch could dictate terms

Chappell compares pitch to 1980 Faisalabad 'graveyard'

A Younis-ian joie de vivre

Younis Khan reserves for India a special attention. Two centuries, both large in scale, as part of 508 runs in three Tests last year initiated the affair and he consummated it today with his third century against them in four Test

Growing to be Everyman

Not many roles remain in the Pakistan team yet to pass through Shoaib Malik's hands

India v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lahore